SAN FRANCISCO, August 05, (THEWILL) – Five security operatives have been arrested and handed over to appropriate authorities for allegedly supplying explosives to Niger Delta militants.
This was disclosed by Babagana Monguno, National Security Adviser (NSA), at a news conference, revealing that his office conducted an audit of explosive magazines and quarries in the Niger Delta region and discovered that some of the substance were being diverted for illegal use.
“Let me also use this opportunity to inform you that this office conducted investigations into the incessant bombing of oil facilitates in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria and discovered that commercial explosives and accessories were used for these attacks,” he said.
“Based on this fact, I directed our explosives experts in office of the national security adviser to conduct further investigations and detailed audit of the records of explosives magazines and quarries in that region, which revealed the diversion of about 9000kg of high explosives and 16,420 pieces of detonators for illegal use.
“The actors, including the store man of a major explosives distribution company in Nigeria, an accomplice and five security operatives, have been arrested and handed over to appropriate authorities.
“Right now investigations are being conducted and I can assure you that they are deeply culpable and the necessary action will be taken on the conclusion of these investigations.
“Let me once again reiterate that any individual or company that operates outside the confines of legitimacy and legality will find himself or itself to blame.
“I also want to add that the government of the day will not listen to any influence peddler in the society on behalf of any company that decides to sabotage national security.”
Story by David Oputah
